Gen X Mama

Rich: "Everyone, look at that car! It's a XXXX."
Isabella: "Hey, why do you want to buy everyone's car???!"

Good question, my daughter, especially as my husband buys a 1985 Mercedes 190E Cosworth.

Another funny one:
Eliana (a friend): "Uncle Rich, why do you have 12 cars?"
Isabella: "He doesn't have 12 cars! He has 15 cars!"

The funny thing is that the girls are both wrong. He's got 18 now.

I'm beginning to lose count myself.

...with some dear old friends to celebrate our buddy Courtney's wedding. And a good excuse for a 5 day break from the kids for me.

See more pix here.

We had a fun drive sans kids up to Tomales Bay Oyster Company for an oyster BBQ with friends. See a few snaps of the day here.

Who cares if we're all turning (or turned) 40 this year? Life is only getting better.

See more pictures of the Las Vegas trip with my high school friends here. (Pictured - hiking at the Valley of Fire)

I like this pic from Kitty's big day

Happy birthday to my dear friend Roehl who turned 40! Six spectacular hours at Cyrus Restaurant with some truly amazing food and wine pairings, and of course, awesome friends. It gave us an excellent reason to leave the kids behind overnight, the first time we've done this since Sebastian was born. What a treat to have a truly adult evening out without the repercussions the following morning!

(...and the kids did fine. whew!)